Sundance-winning doco that raises awareness of the dire fate of coral reefs by filming the phenomenon 'coral bleaching'.
"Jeff Orlowski's Oscar-nominated...
Sundance-winning doco that raises awareness of the dire fate of coral reefs by filming the phenomenon 'coral bleaching'.
"Jeff Orlowski's Oscar-nominated Chasing Ice recorded the melting of Arctic ice sheets using time-lapse photography. In Chasing Coral, he goes under the water's surface, in an all-out attempt to shoot illusive yet pervasive coral bleaching. An ad man, a self-confessed coral nerd, technicians, and marine biologists join Orlowski in his dogged pursuit of the visual proof of global warming. The team heads to the Great Barrier Reef, which in many zones is a pale shadow of the colourful wonderland it once was. In the last three decades, 50-percent of the world's corals have been lost. It's not a gradual process, and in Orlowski's vital film, it's happening before our eyes, in our own backyard." (Sydney Film Festival)
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"Did you ever think you'd shed a tear for dying coral?"
Variety"Chasing Coral is as beautiful as any nature film in its celebration of coral's complexity, and of the undersea architecture that is formed when multiple species of coral create natural multi-level structures of interdependency."
Screen Daily"If you've ever snorkeled on the Great Barrier Reef or dived among the other major underwater wonderworlds across the globe, don't be surprised to find yourself getting misty-eyed during Chasing Coral."
Hollywood ReporterChasing Coral | Details
Award winner- Winner of the Audience Award (Documentary), 2017 Sundance Film Festival
- Runtime
- 93
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
